Everton v Crystal Palace Premier League Preview, 10th February 3.00pm

The Toffees churned out another disappointing performance against a top club as they were trounced 5-1 at Arsenal on the weekend. That was hugely poor from them and it leaves them with just the one league victory this year. They did win their last home game though so they can take confidence from that. However, Crystal Palace are a tough side to get the better of the league at the moment.

Everton v Crystal Palace Betting Odds*

Everton News and Form

One win in their last eight league games is all that Everton have to show for themselves (D3 L4) and they were awful on the weekend at Arsenal, their defence once again being all over the place. The Toffees are without a clean sheet in any of their last six league outings and in that span, they have conceded at least two goals in each of the four defeats that they have taken. They haven’t done so bad at home though with a W4 D2 L1 record in their last seven there, Manchester United being the only ones to get the better of them in that run. It is probably worth looking at goals in this one and over 2.5 goals at Coral is at 6/5 odds* (Betting Odds taken on February 5th, 2018 at 1:23 a.m.). Everton are without a clean sheet in a while and there have been an average of 2.85 goals per game in league matches at Goodison Park this season. It’s fully worth looking at the half time draw as the Toffees have been level at the break in seven of their 13 home fixtures this season. It’s left 65% of their goals scored and 65% of their goals conceded on Merseyside coming in the second half of matches.

Crystal Palace News and Form

Palace are actually only the four points behind 10th-placed Everton so could really heave themselves up the table with a good win in this one. It’s still so tight in the bottom half of the Premier League table though that they are still only three points away from safety. That’s despite the Eagles only losing two games since a 2-2 draw with Everton at Selhurst Park back on November 18th. Away from home, the Eagles have gone W2 D4 L1 in their last seven. They have played out back to back 1-1 draws in the top flight, one out at West Ham and then at home against Newcastle on the weekend. In the Coral correct score market a 1-1 draw is at 5/1 odds* (Betting Odds taken on February 5th, 2018 at 1:23 a.m.). Backing Palace to win on the road is still a little shaky with them having only won twice out on their travels but they have scored in each of the last five away games now so should put up something of a fight for a point. Palace have scored all eight of their away goals this season in their last five away games. Going back to the half time draw, Palace have drawing at half time in seven of their thirteen away games.

Everton v Crystal Palace Head to Head

As mentioned there was a 2-2 draw between them at Selhurst Park back in the middle of November. That leaves Everton unbeaten in their last six games against the Eagles in the top flight now (W2 D4). So there have been a lot of tight games between the two of them lately and the 2-2 draw earlier in the season broke a five-match sequence of games between them that went under 2.5 goals. The last two meetings at Goodison Park have ended in a 1-1 draw and Palace are actually W2 D2 in their last four visits there.

Who will win – Everton v Crystal Palace Predictions

The draw looks the most appeal in this Goodison Park clash. Palace have been hard to beat down recently (unless you are Arsenal) and Everton just aren’t carrying much consistency or threat at the moment. Back the Eagles to collect a nice point for themselves.